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I wanted to share some experiences we had with several hospitalizations a few years ago. One of the reasons he was hospitalized was due to the fact that he was on a very irradic schedule with his PD meds plus the fact he often overdosed on his meds. I was working and assumed the nursing staff would give his meds on schedule. When I realized this was not true I was told they had a one hour leeway. In other words, they could give his 7 a.m. medicine at 8 a.m. and his 10 a.m. medicine at 9 a.m. Rather than a 3 hour schedule that could mean there was only 1 hour difference. I very strongly expressed my opinions and was told I could be in charge of the meds. Since there was a lot of time when no one was with him, that was impossible. Fortunately our doctor listened to what was happening and gave orders that his meds were to be on a strict schedule. This helped but not completely and I checked as much as I could as to when his meds were given. Was something listed recently about a booklet on hospital care? I thought there was but have lost the message. Good luck to you. Dorothy CG Roy 68/42/40